The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[prabe]

That's not quite an own goal, but you've placed the ball where anyone interested can kick it in ...

 

[trappedslider]

why do nerds need to be so pedantic? (self included)

 

[ichabod]

why do nerds need to be so pedantic? (self included)

The initial word of a sentence should be capitalized, and the parenthetical statement should come before the question mark.

 

[Ryujin]

why do nerds need to be so pedantic? (self included)

It comes naturally, after rules lawyering.

 

[trappedslider]

It comes naturally, after rules lawyering.

I'm going to have to start spelling out anything that can be inferred

 

[Thomas Shey]

I'm going to have to start spelling out anything that can be inferred

Honestly, its a good idea in general unless you know your audience extremely well.

 

[trappedslider]

Honestly, its a good idea in general unless you know your audience extremely well.

I may give some people too much credit

 

[Thomas Shey]

I may give some people too much credit

I understand why you're kind of soggy about it (since I've been following what I suspect is the relevant thread) but its a general truth that a lot people really do have trouble at doing inference (sometimes for neuroatypical reasons, sometimes because they've been trained not to do it by people who get even more soggy about wrong inference).

 

[overgeeked]

I understand why you're kind of soggy about it (since I've been following what I suspect is the relevant thread) but its a general truth that a lot people really do have trouble at doing inference (sometimes for neuroatypical reasons, sometimes because they've been trained not to do it by people who get even more soggy about wrong inference).

Despite the US and UK focus, it's also an international forum. More than a few people here don't speak English as their native language. There's also a wide range of education levels. All great reasons to not be coy and just come out and explicitly say what you mean rather than leave things up to the other person's guess or inference.

 

[Ryujin]

All great reasons to not be coy and just come out and explicitly say what you mean rather than leave things up to the other person's guess or inference.

Except, of course, in this thread